Divisional Environmental Performance

Food & Beverage

Sustainable Cuisine:
Buy Organic and Be Organic, Buy Local and Be Local. Those are the motto’s that Glacier Park Inc. strives for. Meaning we strive for each recipe to recite products that are either organic, made in-house or, Montana made. Menu selections are qualified by “Made in Montana” - “Grown in Montana” or “Certified Organic” and include the following:

Montana Legends Beef:
We use cuts of beef that are Montana bred and hormone free animals. They are fed natural feeds and grazed using low-impact methods.

The Orchard at Flathead Lake:
Growers of quality Montana Certified Organic sweet cherries. Yellow Bay, Mt.

Kings Cupboard:
Specialty dessert mixes and sauces. Red Lodge, Mt.

Wheat Montana:
Still family owned. Wheat Montana is world recognized as the model agricultural operation of the Great Northern Plains. Three Forks, Mt.

Cream Of The West:
Sustainable Agriculture, Cream of the West comes from Montana grain fields directly to the breakfast table. Harlowton. Mt.

Darigold Farms of Montana:
High quality dairy products since 1918. We support Montana dairies through Darigold Farms of Montana. Montana Co-op.

Huckleberry Haven:
Produces and provides huckleberry products including the syrup on our pancakes, sauces for our entrees to toppings for the desserts. Kalispell, Mt.

Red Jammer Sodas:
The signature beverages at Glacier Park Inc are our special sodas, Red Jammer Root Beer and Huckleberry Cream soda. Missoula, Mt.

Ten Spoon Vineyards and Winery:
Wine produced from organically grown grapes with sustainable agricultural practices. Missoula Mt.

Mission Mountain Winery:
This family owned Winery and vineyard is located in Montana and grows grapes such as Reisling, Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Dayton Mt.

Montana Micro Breweries:
Great Northern Brewing Company, Whitefish, Mt.
Big Sky Brewing Company, Missoula, Mt.
Harvest Moon Brewing Company, Belt, Mt.
Glacier Brewing Company, Polson, Mt.

Rooms Division

Using low acidic cleaning supplies:

• Recycling paper at the front desks and in the Rooms Division Admin office

• Using low watt light bulbs.

• Only washing the sheets on the 3rd night of a stayover – quantifiable reduction of water usage and waste water production.

• Replacing the toilet paper roll when it only has a quarter of it left. Waste reduction through depleting use of hotel rolls.

• Only replacing amenities on a stayover when the product is half empty.

• Using canvas bags at one of the properties for returning dirty linen. Reducing the use of plastics and waste reduction.

• Ensuring that all lights are turned off in rooms after they are cleaned.

• Housekeeping recycles aluminum cans when they are accessible.

• We now use glasses in the rooms at PWH instead of disposable plastic cups.

• We reuse the pages from previous seasons' guest directory.

• Only wash towels that are on the floor or are very dirty.
  Carpool when ever possible, or stay at the property to save emissions.

• Every effort is made to use only recycled paper products.

• We have switched to dorm mattresses that are more durable and will not need to be replaced as often.

• Donate old mattresses instead of throwing them away

Retail Division

• Promote and provide one retail shirt from Recycled cotton & one shirt from organic cotton.

• One package of coffee beans, organically grown

• Wine product from organically grown grapes

• Recycling of cardboard and aluminum

• Purchase of locally grown huckleberry products